Manmohan congratulates scientists on successful launch of Agni V

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
today congratulated the
scientists for the successful
maiden test fl ight of the
indigenously built 5000 km
range nuke capable Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile
(ICBM) Agni-V.
In a message, he said,”I
congratulate all the scientifi
c and technical personnel
of the DRDO and other
organisations who have
worked tirelessly in our endeavour
to strenghten the
defence and security of our
country.
“Today’s successful Agni
V test launch represents another
milestone in our quest
to add to the credibility of
our security and preparedness
and to continuously
explore the frontiers of Science.”
The nation stands together
in honouring the scientifi
c community who have
done the country proud, he
said.
The Prime Minister also
called Scientifi c Advisor
to the Defence Minister
and Director-General of
the Defence Research and
Development Organisation
(DRDO) Dr Vijay Kumar
Saraswat to congratulate
him.
The missile was test fi red
from the Wheeler island off
Odisha coast in the Bay of

Bengal at 0805 hrs.
The maiden launch of
the Agni-V will now make
India the newest entrant
among the hyper-exclusive
club that boasts of United
States, Russia and China as
its members.